“It was like a scene in a movie,” Patrick says. “The fact he actually has an entourage that does that when he says something is so awesome.”

Patrick could have made a life out of his briefcase, but he felt the draw of rock.

Otherwise is working on its next album for Century Media Records, possibly for a March or April release.

Meanwhile, the band just put out a new EP, “Enjoy the Pain” — for free — on WeAreOtherwise.com.

“We recorded these songs on the fly — on the bus, in people’s bathrooms, in people’s bedrooms.”

Excuse me, bathrooms?

“We tracked vocals in our drummer’s bathroom. Some of that cool reverb you hear on the EP is the toilet, hahaha. Yeah.”

Patrick knows the band could make more money elsewhere.

“I used to work in the club scene,” he says. “I remember seeing (DJ) Paul Oakenfold play. I was security for him when he did a show at Empire Ballroom. He came in, and he plugged in a laptop, and he hit a button, and they paid him like $55,000 or something.

“We pack thousands of pounds of equipment into a trailer to drive around the country and get paid 150 bucks. So I guess he’s working smart, as opposed to how we’re working.”

But Patrick gives me a sort of Blues Brothers’ “mission from God” speech.

“We’re trying to save rock ’n’ roll, man. I don’t know if it’s a moot point, or an effort in futility. But we’re not giving up.”

Email Doug Elfman at delfman@review journal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.